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the simpson-bowles commission set a 10-year deficit reduction goal as the amount of deficit reduction we needed to get our budget under control. the c.b.c. does not endorse the specific recommendations of that goal, but our budget does accept the overall spending limitations the deficit reduction goals. based on most analysis, we have already passed and the president has signed into law approximately $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction through 2022, not including the sequester and to reach the goal, we need an additional $1.6 trillion in deficit reduction. so working off the c.b.o.'s baseline, we first instruct the ways and means committee to enhance receive news by $2.7 trillion over the next 10 years. that is not an extraordinary figure. just a few weeks ago, we passed a $3.9 trillion extension in tax cuts. so going back over that and coming up with $2.7 trillion is within the realm of possibility. we just don't make the number up. we show $4.2 trillion in possible options in coming up with the $2.7 trillion. that would include limiting the deductibility of corporate interest payment
the simpson-bowles commission set a 10-year deficit reduction goal as the amount of deficit reduction we needed to get our budget under control. the c.b.c. does not endorse the specific recommendations of that goal, but our budget does accept the overall spending limitations the deficit reduction goals. based on most analysis, we have already passed and the president has signed into law approximately $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction through 2022, not including the sequester and to reach the...
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secondarily, if you say deficit reduction, the partisan are leeched out. we are talking about whether it will work to balance the budget. if along the way 35 million become uninsured, that's sad but we don't talk about it because cbo didn't mention it in the score. that's the great trick of paul ryan to recognize if you only talk about budget deficit, where does your budget put the deficit 20, 30 years from now, the amount of things you sneak in under that cloak that you can never put into the conversation in a serious way in normal times is tremendous. that's the central political innovation of his career. >> the favorite thing in the accounting discussion is compare the government to a family, saying you couldn't -- well, families do run debt, they cannot afford to buy their houses for cash, so they have a thing called a mortgage, which is the national debt of the family in effect. they try to oversimplify everything in this, but is there some break through in this point of republicans saying you know what, the debt isn't such a serious problem? >> there
secondarily, if you say deficit reduction, the partisan are leeched out. we are talking about whether it will work to balance the budget. if along the way 35 million become uninsured, that's sad but we don't talk about it because cbo didn't mention it in the score. that's the great trick of paul ryan to recognize if you only talk about budget deficit, where does your budget put the deficit 20, 30 years from now, the amount of things you sneak in under that cloak that you can never put into the...
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we are more than 3" in a deficit including san francisco, and livermore, and 6.5" in santa rosa. we will not make that up but we have a little bit in the way of rain coming our way. we will look down and you can see the temperatures are close to where they were yesterday, but the only cool spot is santa rosa and that is the best area to see measurable rain during the afternoon and into the evening hours. as we head tomorrow, we will have rain and then scattered showers and look at spring warmth for thursday and friday. >> good morning, the three worst commutes are jammed. westbound 80 at carlson, no, excuse me, a sig-alert at westbound four in the pittsburg area, three left lanes with multi-cars and a big rig and it is jammed. we have westbound 80 at carlson which is cleared but slow back to hilltop and richmond parkway is a good alternate and in livermore, look at your drive times if you are headed out, westbound 580 under an hour and westbound 4, 71 minutes to concord and over an hour from highway four to the macarthur maze. a rough one out this. >> the alameda food bank is war
we are more than 3" in a deficit including san francisco, and livermore, and 6.5" in santa rosa. we will not make that up but we have a little bit in the way of rain coming our way. we will look down and you can see the temperatures are close to where they were yesterday, but the only cool spot is santa rosa and that is the best area to see measurable rain during the afternoon and into the evening hours. as we head tomorrow, we will have rain and then scattered showers and look at...
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we are nearly 4" in the deficit to 6.5" in a deficit. periods of light rain in the north bay tonight. most of us get our rain tomorrow morning. kristen? cheryl? >> thank you very much. in san francisco, the bart station at powell street is opened against after bart service was stopped. sky 7 was over the scene. the object was found at market street before 7:30 this morning. fortunately it was harmless and police cleared the scene after 8:00. >> there has been another set back for both world renowned chez panisse after a fire two weeks ago. we are learning the damage is much more extensive than originally thought. the owner and chef alice waters say it damned the downstair and upstairs porches. she says that the repair work will be more significant project since both areas will need to be demolished. she hoped to re-open the restaurant in mid-april but that is unlikely to happen now. >> relatives of a san jose man shot to death by police are outraged this morning. the officers say the man in a stolen car tried to run down an officer last
we are nearly 4" in the deficit to 6.5" in a deficit. periods of light rain in the north bay tonight. most of us get our rain tomorrow morning. kristen? cheryl? >> thank you very much. in san francisco, the bart station at powell street is opened against after bart service was stopped. sky 7 was over the scene. the object was found at market street before 7:30 this morning. fortunately it was harmless and police cleared the scene after 8:00. >> there has been another set...
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they now claim their budget would eliminate the deficit in 2023. and house budget committee chairman paul ryan has even said that it doesn't really matter how their budget eliminates the deficit. mr. president, americans across our country who will feel the impact of the choices we make in the coming weeks and months feel that it does matter. so while some of my republican colleagues would probably prefer not to hear about it, i think that the impact of the house republican budget is a crucial part of this debate, and we owe it to the american people to put our opinions on the record. now we've come a long way, mr. president, but there are still far too many americans today who are unemployed or underemployed, which is why our senate budget's first priority is boosting our economic recovery. speaker boehner has actually agreed with president obama that our debt does not present -- quote -- "an immediate crisis." so you might think the house budget would phase in cuts responsibly so we can protect our fragile recovery. well, instead the house republ
they now claim their budget would eliminate the deficit in 2023. and house budget committee chairman paul ryan has even said that it doesn't really matter how their budget eliminates the deficit. mr. president, americans across our country who will feel the impact of the choices we make in the coming weeks and months feel that it does matter. so while some of my republican colleagues would probably prefer not to hear about it, i think that the impact of the house republican budget is a crucial...
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miami overcame a 27-point deficit. and heat streaked by the cavs. in that process, notching the 24th straight win in their belt. >>> in the first-round of the ncaa tournament number 2, 16 seed and james madison university won to advance to the second round which starts tomorrow with 16 games. they will play top seed indiana friday. good luck in that. >>> then to number 13 seeds lasalle defeated boise state. they advance to the second round to face kansas state. >>> president obama, by the way, he filled out his ncaa brackets. and he predicted that number one louisville will make it to final four. he also chose ohio state, florida and indiana to win it all. >>> nfl chicago bears could not agree on a new contract for eight time pro bowl linebacker brian urlacher so he becomes a free agent after 13 years. and ed reed left the super bowl champ baltimore ravens after 11 seasons and signed with the houston texans. >>> tiger woods says he and lindsay vonn went public about their relationship so the paparazzi couldn't make as much money from pictures they t
miami overcame a 27-point deficit. and heat streaked by the cavs. in that process, notching the 24th straight win in their belt. >>> in the first-round of the ncaa tournament number 2, 16 seed and james madison university won to advance to the second round which starts tomorrow with 16 games. they will play top seed indiana friday. good luck in that. >>> then to number 13 seeds lasalle defeated boise state. they advance to the second round to face kansas state. >>>...
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any party, any household, any company that says is wants to reduce the deficit by meaning don't raise revenue are not serious about cutting the deficit. >> neil: even though we've raised revenue, bottom line. >> we should be willing to close tax loopholes if we didn't have a deficit, if we didn't have debt. it's the right thing to do. >> neil: we raised taxes. >> i didn't say raise taxes, i said close loopholes. republicans call closing loopholes raising taxes because it's the rich that have unfair practice. >> neil: have you filled out your brackets? yes or no. have you filled out your brackets? >> no, i haven't done that. i'm going to leave that to the president. he may be late on that too. >> neil: i'm sorry. thank you very much. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: do you remember this? an interview i said senator paul and senator cruz were whacko birds. that's inappropriate and i apologize to them for saying that. >> neil: after that, senator cruz accepted that apology. is senator rand paul about to do the same? and as nevada mourns the death of seven marines, did their senator blame the
any party, any household, any company that says is wants to reduce the deficit by meaning don't raise revenue are not serious about cutting the deficit. >> neil: even though we've raised revenue, bottom line. >> we should be willing to close tax loopholes if we didn't have a deficit, if we didn't have debt. it's the right thing to do. >> neil: we raised taxes. >> i didn't say raise taxes, i said close loopholes. republicans call closing loopholes raising taxes because...
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the immoral idea that we are going to put more on our plate now, add up deficit after deficit and create a bigger and bigger debt and then make people who don't even exist yet pay for it. why is that political? because, you know what, mr. chair? the people in the here and now can vote. generations in the future, our grandkids who don't exist can't vote. and that's what makes the other approaches we have heard about immoral, wrong political. we balance. we balance within 10 years. let's contrast that a bit. our responsible approach to what the senate democrats have done, for example. next year alone the senate democrat budget increases spending by $162 billion above what we are spending today. over 10 years, increases the delebt by $7.3 trillion from today's levels despite a massive tax hike that they have. and it adds $1.5 trillion in new taxes. even after that, they still add to the debt, our kids' debt by $7.3 trillion. and again, mr. chair, it never balances. after four years and $6 trillion in debt since a budget was last even passed, the senate democrats' proposal leaves more debt a
the immoral idea that we are going to put more on our plate now, add up deficit after deficit and create a bigger and bigger debt and then make people who don't even exist yet pay for it. why is that political? because, you know what, mr. chair? the people in the here and now can vote. generations in the future, our grandkids who don't exist can't vote. and that's what makes the other approaches we have heard about immoral, wrong political. we balance. we balance within 10 years. let's contrast...
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managing our deficit in a credible way that will get our deficit under control, it builds on the deficit reductions we've already done, we have already done since we started this debate and simpson-bowles recommendations came out. we have already done $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction, $1.8 trillion in spending reductions, $600 billion in revenues. this is very similar to how the simpson-bowles proposal was made. you have a plausible baseline. i'm not going to get too technical about all this. you're not using smoke and mirrors. you're using a realistic baseline in order to do the deficit reduction. it's achievable. it's doable. it's credible. and you deal with tax expenditures. one more point about tax expenditures, senator coons, because you're exactly right. we have provisions in the spending programs of this country that invest in energy security, and that's subject to sequestration because it's an appropriation bill, but we have provisions in the tax code that gives special breaks to the oil and gas industry. these are expenditures. these are revenues that we're hemorrhaging. they
managing our deficit in a credible way that will get our deficit under control, it builds on the deficit reductions we've already done, we have already done since we started this debate and simpson-bowles recommendations came out. we have already done $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction, $1.8 trillion in spending reductions, $600 billion in revenues. this is very similar to how the simpson-bowles proposal was made. you have a plausible baseline. i'm not going to get too technical about all this....
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on the jobs deficit to help deal with the budget deficit. now, we also reduce the deficit in a steady, sustained way. we do it with balance. we do it with targeted cuts, but we also do it, mr. chairman, by eliminating some of the tax breaks and tax expenditures for very high-income individuals. we heard from governor romney and we heard from the chairman of the budget committee last fall and this year that there are trillions of dollars of tax expenditures that disproportionately benefit very wealthy people. so the republican plan, they said we'll get rid of your tax expenditures for high-income people, but we'll bring down your top rate. so in the end the folks at the top get a very big windfall. we say let's eliminate some of those tax breaks for very wealthy people in order to help reduce our deficit, so when you combine that savings with targeted cuts, you can reduce it in a balanced way rather than increasing the tax burden on the middle class which is what their budget will do. we also want to make sure we keep our commitments to our s
on the jobs deficit to help deal with the budget deficit. now, we also reduce the deficit in a steady, sustained way. we do it with balance. we do it with targeted cuts, but we also do it, mr. chairman, by eliminating some of the tax breaks and tax expenditures for very high-income individuals. we heard from governor romney and we heard from the chairman of the budget committee last fall and this year that there are trillions of dollars of tax expenditures that disproportionately benefit very...
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our deficit isn't up to that. >> shepard: what do you make of the parity this year? last year there were a few teams. this year i don't have a clue. >> that's the thing. that's why it's so interesting this year. last year there was a rabbit, kentucky in years past, duke, north carolina. this year there's no one to chase. gonzaga had the toughest time of any number one seed in 16 years last night when they just won by six points. it's really, really tough. every team that has ascended to number one has fallen off, gotten knocked off. so it's really just a wide-open thing here this year, and really 20 teams have a legitimate chance of this. >> shepard: 20. incredible. i wonder what your sense is for what makes a difference. i always thought an older, experienced back court that handles the ball well is what you need in the tournament. but there's more to it than that, of course. >> it's changed so much. used to be these guys would stick together four years. now it's one and done, so it's usually the best player who has the best chance. the problem here this year is the
our deficit isn't up to that. >> shepard: what do you make of the parity this year? last year there were a few teams. this year i don't have a clue. >> that's the thing. that's why it's so interesting this year. last year there was a rabbit, kentucky in years past, duke, north carolina. this year there's no one to chase. gonzaga had the toughest time of any number one seed in 16 years last night when they just won by six points. it's really, really tough. every team that has...
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they are making up a billion dollar budget deficit. >> stockton, california now. the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy. lawyers for the central valley city of 300,000 people are filing chapter 9 to see how it will pay in the pension fund which is the top debt. >> we have stories you can bank on this morning. bad news for your wallet. while many of us are making less than we were four years ago, joining us now to explain why is lauren simonetti from the fox business network. >> what's the primary reason here? >> there is a few reasons mostly because it costs more money. i am going to show you some numbers. they are really startling. when it feels like we are not making money we always say that. when you look at the data we are not. median household income is over 51,000 dollars. take a look at that on a time line. 6 percent less than when the economic recovery began in summer of 2009 and less than when the recession started. obviously we are not making enough money. all of this data comes from research. they also say one of the key reasons speegsly now because - especially n
they are making up a billion dollar budget deficit. >> stockton, california now. the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy. lawyers for the central valley city of 300,000 people are filing chapter 9 to see how it will pay in the pension fund which is the top debt. >> we have stories you can bank on this morning. bad news for your wallet. while many of us are making less than we were four years ago, joining us now to explain why is lauren simonetti from the fox business network....
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this year, the democrat deficit would be 164 billion dollars bigger than the republican deficit. and next year, 308 billion dollars, just to give you a sense of it, by 2015 the republican deficit would be down to 125 billion and the democrat deficit 433 billion. there's a big indication of the difference between the parties when you look at the budgets of the budget blueprints of the republicans in the house and the democrats in senate and republicans want to restrain spending and democrats want to continue to blow up the budget and eventually, over the decade add 1 trillion dollars of new taxes. >> sean: yeah, so 1 trillion in new taxes over ten years, a trillion dollars, this is like they know no other way, all right? that's point one, but yet, they still will give us almost trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see throughout the entire ten-year period. here is the big issue though, i want to see obamacare repealed, but it's not going to happen through paul ryan's budget plan. the republicans, if they want that to happen, to get ryan's plan through, they're going to h
this year, the democrat deficit would be 164 billion dollars bigger than the republican deficit. and next year, 308 billion dollars, just to give you a sense of it, by 2015 the republican deficit would be down to 125 billion and the democrat deficit 433 billion. there's a big indication of the difference between the parties when you look at the budgets of the budget blueprints of the republicans in the house and the democrats in senate and republicans want to restrain spending and democrats...
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that now puts us in a deficit for the calendar year at 6.88. so one of the driest calendar years on record in the bay area. let's get you outside to the live sky network. many of you will get less in san jose, a few raindrops will help the allergies and air quality. foster city, you can see pointed toward the coastline some of those shower cells we tracked offshore. that will eventually move in for you. and in san francisco we've had a little bit of drizzle off and on at the immediate coastline. eventually, yes, we'll get that rainfall here as well. let's get a look at tpattern. this area of low circulation is out in the pacific, associated cold front. the main thing driving all of this moisture right now is this subtropical push of moisture. this would normally produce 1 to 3 inches of rainfall, but it's lacking some of the upper level dynamics we mentioned yesterday so, yes, we're going to have a decent round of some rain, but it's not going to be the strongest storm of 2013. throughout the night, we'll get showers we tracked offshore moving
that now puts us in a deficit for the calendar year at 6.88. so one of the driest calendar years on record in the bay area. let's get you outside to the live sky network. many of you will get less in san jose, a few raindrops will help the allergies and air quality. foster city, you can see pointed toward the coastline some of those shower cells we tracked offshore. that will eventually move in for you. and in san francisco we've had a little bit of drizzle off and on at the immediate...
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guest: debt and deficit. i voted against the solution for the fiscal cliff because the headlines would say the fiscal cliff is avoided, and there were three elements. we did not avoid any of them. we raise taxes on every american. we put sequestration down the road and we did zero on deficit problems. we are facing total economic chaos if we are not careful. host: republican caller. pennsylvania. caller: in response to the fiscal cliff, i find him very -- i do not know, i do not believe what he is saying. he is talking about a fiscal cliff, but you want us to accept the people here illegally and give them something they have not earned. i do not understand what republicans are doing. i am a conservative. i do not want amnesty. i do not want them here. host: you might have missed what the congressman said earlier. i will let him respond. guest: what she is saying is she does not want amnesty, and under president bush he had a strong amnesty plan and i said i would not back it. total amnesty like the one presid
guest: debt and deficit. i voted against the solution for the fiscal cliff because the headlines would say the fiscal cliff is avoided, and there were three elements. we did not avoid any of them. we raise taxes on every american. we put sequestration down the road and we did zero on deficit problems. we are facing total economic chaos if we are not careful. host: republican caller. pennsylvania. caller: in response to the fiscal cliff, i find him very -- i do not know, i do not believe what he...
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afghanistan and iraq were fought as quote emergencies, which means they weren't included in the annual deficits. so, now, when they're talking about a budget that cuts student loan programs for gi members, people coming back from iraq and afghanistan now they're not getting their student loans. because this was all fought off budget. i think that's political malpractice on the part of the republican party. they should have budgeted for this. >> well, from a congressional physician of the soul like diana degette, thank you so much. now to dr. james peterson, msnbc analyst and director of africana st studies. professor, millions oppose the war, but as you know, and i'm sure you remember, their voices were significantly marginalized. give us a sense of how that happened. >> there's a lot of context here. we have to start with the fact that the sort of american ethos in response to 9/11 was a sort of patriotism, people not in line with the government and a very war hawkish administration seemed to be anti-american. so in that environment, the voices that were speaking out against this war, but in t
afghanistan and iraq were fought as quote emergencies, which means they weren't included in the annual deficits. so, now, when they're talking about a budget that cuts student loan programs for gi members, people coming back from iraq and afghanistan now they're not getting their student loans. because this was all fought off budget. i think that's political malpractice on the part of the republican party. they should have budgeted for this. >> well, from a congressional physician of the...
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they're not talking to me about the deficit. they want to know what we're doing as far as putting the american people to work. can you expound upon that for me please? ms. fudge: absolutely. i thank the gentlelady. what we have done in this budget, not only did we put in $13 billion for work force training, for job corps, for dislocated workers, retraining, segment training but in total we have almost $500 billion worth of job creation built into our budget. more than any budget, more than any budget, whether it be the democratic caucus, the white house budget or the republican budget. we have doubled down on jobs in the c.b.c. budget. ms. brown: thank you, madam chair. mr. horsford: continuing on, as the chairwoman of the c.b.c. just talked about, the congressional black caucus budget is an alternative budget for the fiscal year 2014. it puts forth a plan that reduces the deficit by $2.8 trillion over the next decade and creates millions of jobs through significant investments toward job creation that will accelerate our econom
they're not talking to me about the deficit. they want to know what we're doing as far as putting the american people to work. can you expound upon that for me please? ms. fudge: absolutely. i thank the gentlelady. what we have done in this budget, not only did we put in $13 billion for work force training, for job corps, for dislocated workers, retraining, segment training but in total we have almost $500 billion worth of job creation built into our budget. more than any budget, more than any...
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. >> do you think the war is to blame for the deficits we see these days? >> no. it's really not. if you look at where defense spending is today either as a percentage of the economy or budget, it's below post-war norms. under the president's budget it will fall more rapidly. the main cause that we saw today of the explosive growth in spending over ten years, president obama made that worse although the republicans in congress ten years ago didn't cover themselves and the changing face of america. we have many more now supported by workers for the retirement programs and a noble important purpose. they need to be preserved for the next generation. >> you are a proud veteran and something i find to be interesting to some degree of polling is the lack of availability for benefits for those who have served so nobly and come home. i want to put up the stats for you. veterans affairs data. 600,000 veterans have benefits and 245,000 have benefitings back lock logged aier or more. the average is 273 days. the first time claimants from iraq and afghanistan, the average wait is 316 days. h
. >> do you think the war is to blame for the deficits we see these days? >> no. it's really not. if you look at where defense spending is today either as a percentage of the economy or budget, it's below post-war norms. under the president's budget it will fall more rapidly. the main cause that we saw today of the explosive growth in spending over ten years, president obama made that worse although the republicans in congress ten years ago didn't cover themselves and the changing...
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speaker, our real deficit is unemployment. let's eliminate this true deficit by bringing the president's american jobs act to the floor for a vote. it deserves a vote. mr. speaker, our mantra should be jobs, jobs, jobs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor an exceptional hoosier, dedicated public servant and a good friend of mine, martin. a man with a strong desire to help others and a man who has been a tremendous asset to the eighth district of indiana. martin has dedicated over 40 years of service to indiana, the eighth district, and to the republican party. he's currently serving his fourth term in elected office as county treasurer. he worked with many civic organizations and within the republican party, committee chairman and member of the eighth district central comm
speaker, our real deficit is unemployment. let's eliminate this true deficit by bringing the president's american jobs act to the floor for a vote. it deserves a vote. mr. speaker, our mantra should be jobs, jobs, jobs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. >> mr....
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reduction a year when last year our deficit was $1.2 trillion. so this budget plan increases taxes, it increases spending over our current rate and it does nothing to change the debt course of america. we need a plan that can balance the budget. we can do that and still increase spending every year. it will balance in ten years if we stay disciplined, but that's not the plan that's on the floor, and our colleagues need to study it and do not need to be voting for a plan that makes no change in our debt course, that does not create quote but simply borrows more. i thank -- i see my colleague, the democratic whip, i will call him, and would appreciate the opportunity to share these remarks and would yield the floor. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i thank my friend from alabama for yielding. i have 13 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent these requests be ag
reduction a year when last year our deficit was $1.2 trillion. so this budget plan increases taxes, it increases spending over our current rate and it does nothing to change the debt course of america. we need a plan that can balance the budget. we can do that and still increase spending every year. it will balance in ten years if we stay disciplined, but that's not the plan that's on the floor, and our colleagues need to study it and do not need to be voting for a plan that makes no change in...
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obama is out there saying i'm cutting the deficit. we need to get angry because the american people are angry and obama is lying to you. we need to make that very, very clear. that's right! \[applause] >> the white house belongs to the conservative and anger is not what it takes. it takes an understanding of who obama is and what he is up to. what he is up to he does very well. hen wants to take this -- he wants to take this country to a state of socialism, which has not been achieved but it came close during the nixon administration. obama is doing what he thinks is good for america. all of us know that every time that has been tried the opposite has happened. people become poorer. except for the few elite at the top who run the political system. obama is doing a good job of trying to achieve socialism in america. the task of conservatives is to do a better job of explaining why socialism doesn't work and why free markets do work. without using the cord compassion but explaining why compassion is capitalism. >> it has to be done on a
obama is out there saying i'm cutting the deficit. we need to get angry because the american people are angry and obama is lying to you. we need to make that very, very clear. that's right! \[applause] >> the white house belongs to the conservative and anger is not what it takes. it takes an understanding of who obama is and what he is up to. what he is up to he does very well. hen wants to take this -- he wants to take this country to a state of socialism, which has not been achieved but...
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. >> unfortunately not enough to make a huge dent in our deficit but check out what we are seeing it is much needed moisture. the rainfall is widespread but now becoming more scattered in nature. we're still seeing some returns, light showers down to novato, lucas valley, san rafael and other parts of the bay area. san francisco, we are seeing a few showers heading down to south san francisco and bayshore boulevard. mission street, around linda mar boulevard and light returns. east bay, more widespread in the east bay, livermore, 580, san ramon valley, walnut creek, concord we're seeing showers around coweml road. south bay, showers are really starting to let up. spotty returns around sunnyvale and cupertino. i'll be back to let you know how much rain we'll receive and how long you'll need the umbrellas. >> dan: nice to get a little rain. >>> move next to the tragedy in the nevada desert and the death of seven marines when a small mortar they were using exploded. a vigil was held tonight. [ "taps" playing ] >> dan: this took place at utah shorn army depot in nevada. abc news reporter
. >> unfortunately not enough to make a huge dent in our deficit but check out what we are seeing it is much needed moisture. the rainfall is widespread but now becoming more scattered in nature. we're still seeing some returns, light showers down to novato, lucas valley, san rafael and other parts of the bay area. san francisco, we are seeing a few showers heading down to south san francisco and bayshore boulevard. mission street, around linda mar boulevard and light returns. east bay,...
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hold on, mercedes, let's acknowledge what has happened, the deficits have dropped now for 3 straight years at a rate lower -- faster pace than we have seen since the end of world war ii. nobody wants to acknowledge that. but they are coming down because we did have to engage in emergency spenning when the chitanked and we are coming out of that. we have to have balance -- that's good. but what is really good is job creation and a strong economy. we are seeing the effects of austerity. they would trade our economy for theirs in a success. in realtime, as consequence of austerity. >> what do we do? 85% of americans want to see a balanced budget. we are not even anywhere near that with these plans? >> unfortunately, i think when you look at basic fact of the two budget proposals, we are so far apart and we need leadership from the president. we are able to find out what the president's march madness 56 are before we -- before he unveils his budget. again, i think that it really comes -- from president obama to take a lead, to keep meeting with republicans and enable to try to bring the
hold on, mercedes, let's acknowledge what has happened, the deficits have dropped now for 3 straight years at a rate lower -- faster pace than we have seen since the end of world war ii. nobody wants to acknowledge that. but they are coming down because we did have to engage in emergency spenning when the chitanked and we are coming out of that. we have to have balance -- that's good. but what is really good is job creation and a strong economy. we are seeing the effects of austerity. they...
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between management in the interest of increasing productivity to get our debt levels down to have our deficit reduced to 3% by 2015 because of the fact of a program of assistance from from the e.u. and the imf. we are now actually ranked number one in the world for skilled labor. economic recovery in itself is never in and of itself in keeping with the democratic ideas as for what recovery can do for the people in terms of the social impact of the contribution they can make to their localities into their country. political will, culture and social and economic and that recovery and all its potential has come following a very hard piece in ireland. we have some experience of this and to contribute validly too many contributions around the world. in fact the president made the point that since the united nations was founded ireland is the one country, the one country small though it is that can validly point to personnel and peacekeepers and in some location around the world on peacekeeping missions and humanitarian missions since the u.n. was actually founded. you are well aware of the trouble
between management in the interest of increasing productivity to get our debt levels down to have our deficit reduced to 3% by 2015 because of the fact of a program of assistance from from the e.u. and the imf. we are now actually ranked number one in the world for skilled labor. economic recovery in itself is never in and of itself in keeping with the democratic ideas as for what recovery can do for the people in terms of the social impact of the contribution they can make to their localities...
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deficit reduction is a national security imperative that we need to be -- we need to be a lot smarter about how we go about it. is the notice we haven't had a budget since i became chairman of the joint chiefs and for some time before that. sequestration is quite simply the most a response to the way possible to manage the nation's defense. he is the antithesis. when a budget certainty, time and flexibility. sequestration compromises readiness and compounds risk. left unaddressed, it could lead to a security gap, lapse in coverage against the dresser and national security interest. it's also the law i'm hopeful but not all that optimistic that magnitude a mechanism will be defused in some future budget deal. in the meantime we have no choice which is of course our worst-case scenario. so are you feeling afflicted? if you are coming you're in good company. the coverage to continue my insurance metaphor may be a little less than what you're used to, but still the best available and it will get better in time. here's very hope that confidence brings comfort. last week i called our joint
deficit reduction is a national security imperative that we need to be -- we need to be a lot smarter about how we go about it. is the notice we haven't had a budget since i became chairman of the joint chiefs and for some time before that. sequestration is quite simply the most a response to the way possible to manage the nation's defense. he is the antithesis. when a budget certainty, time and flexibility. sequestration compromises readiness and compounds risk. left unaddressed, it could lead...
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we have cut already huge amounts of money in deficit reduction. it's just not appropriate. all right. mr. president, that our military can't train and do the maintenance necessary, tieing it directly into the sequester. these men and women, our marines, were training here in hawthorne and with this sequester is going to cut this stuff back. now, beckel, please, he is he doing -- is he exploiting, is he making the sequester the issue in the training accident. >> let me say one thing to you. he may be exploiting it but, o'reilly, here is the difference. he did not say -- you read that thing. did he not say -- he said in the future this could be a similar situation could happen. >> bill: he didn't say the future. >> he did not link the two of these together. it's semantics. let's not waste the time. his timing was bad. his timing was terrible. >> bill: when the email come in i guarantee you it's going to be 100 to 1 against you on that issue. >> what else is new? >> bill: not going to have anything to do with politics. people hear what is said. >> i understand that. >> bill: t
we have cut already huge amounts of money in deficit reduction. it's just not appropriate. all right. mr. president, that our military can't train and do the maintenance necessary, tieing it directly into the sequester. these men and women, our marines, were training here in hawthorne and with this sequester is going to cut this stuff back. now, beckel, please, he is he doing -- is he exploiting, is he making the sequester the issue in the training accident. >> let me say one thing to...
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the deficit according to their budget in the year 2023, will be $5 6 billion. in contrast the budget that we will be offering will be surplus, surplus in 2023. will finally allow us to start paying down the debt. there are no reforms. no significant reforms at all. in medicare, medicaid, social security. how you can have a vision for this country going forward and not at least discuss possible, reasonable reforms to those programs is beyond even somehow it passed out of the senate committee. defense is cut by an additional quarter of a trillion dollars. a cut by an additional quarter of a trillion dollars over the sequester cuts we already had and over the reductions the defense department voluntarily took upon itself during the last budget process. i come before this body before, mr. chairman, and encouraged this body in a bipartisan fashion to look to the defense department as possible ways to save money. under the belief there must be some money in the defense department that can be saved in a responsible fashion. what the senate has done goes so far beyond
the deficit according to their budget in the year 2023, will be $5 6 billion. in contrast the budget that we will be offering will be surplus, surplus in 2023. will finally allow us to start paying down the debt. there are no reforms. no significant reforms at all. in medicare, medicaid, social security. how you can have a vision for this country going forward and not at least discuss possible, reasonable reforms to those programs is beyond even somehow it passed out of the senate committee....
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it claims that it reduces the deficit over 10 years by $1.5 trillion. that is not correct. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonderhat other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. bill: there's a top republican senator now demanding answers from the fbi director after not being briefed on their benghazi investigation for the last six months. four americans died in the assault on the u.s. consulate including our ambassador chris stevens. senator susan collins says she wants some simple questions answered. quote, are any of the suspects believed to be responsible for the deaths of these four americans including ambassador stevens in u.s. or libyan custody? how many suspects in the attacks are still at large? a few other questions after that. virginia republican congressman frank wolf has been fighting for answers in benghazi. he is our guest now. sir, good morning, welcome back. >>
it claims that it reduces the deficit over 10 years by $1.5 trillion. that is not correct. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonderhat other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. bill: there's a top republican senator now demanding answers from the fbi director after not being briefed on their benghazi investigation for...
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according to the weekly standard after running deficits 350,000 a year for years. the senate hair care center is going private. and according to the sergeant at arms who is responsible for trying out the new model, government subsidized haircuts shaves and shine will be a thing of the past and you the taxpayer will no longer foot the bill for the grooming of your senators. the american taxpayers have forked over 5.25 million dollars for, yes, senate hair care. pretty unbelievable, or maybe not. because we do know how important the perfect haircut is well, to certain senators. remember john edwards? remember this? ♪ i feel pretty, oh so pretty ♪ ♪ i feel pretty and witty and bright ♪ ♪ >> oh, what a classic. that's all the time we have left this evening. as always, thank you for being with us. let not your heart be troubled, the news continues. greta is next and see you back here tomorrow night. greta, take it away. >> greta: this is a fox news alert. an 8th marine has died after a mortar shell explosion during a training accident in nevada. several marine
according to the weekly standard after running deficits 350,000 a year for years. the senate hair care center is going private. and according to the sergeant at arms who is responsible for trying out the new model, government subsidized haircuts shaves and shine will be a thing of the past and you the taxpayer will no longer foot the bill for the grooming of your senators. the american taxpayers have forked over 5.25 million dollars for, yes, senate hair care. pretty unbelievable, or maybe not....
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a budget deficits of more than $320 million. the fire department stretched so thin it's proposed just letting vacant building burns and the city cannot afford to keep all of its streetlights on. mike tobin with the news from detroit tonight. the new emergency manager there already facing a big lack bash, -- backlash. >> he was already on the job. kevinor is his name. greeted by protesters as he walked up to city hall. protests because he has almost unrestrained power to slash the city budget. and they protest because the city council and the mayor for whom they voted have been muffled aside. >> so the right to vote -- reconstruction the very right of -- the right to vote, the right to -- a vote to count matters. detroit is the largest of six cities in michigan under emergency management. the mayor of one of those cities says you need an appointed official to come in and make the kind of cuts necessary. they would be political suicide for elected officials. >> shepard: unions obviously big there, mike and they are not happy. >> r
a budget deficits of more than $320 million. the fire department stretched so thin it's proposed just letting vacant building burns and the city cannot afford to keep all of its streetlights on. mike tobin with the news from detroit tonight. the new emergency manager there already facing a big lack bash, -- backlash. >> he was already on the job. kevinor is his name. greeted by protesters as he walked up to city hall. protests because he has almost unrestrained power to slash the city...
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we'll be able to make up some of the average, but running a deficit into april. we're not doing that bad. it could be worse, as you know. we stop the clock for you at 2:00 p.m. santa rosa to novato. a stray shower, not expecting much until the evening commute home. we stop the clock at 5:00 p.m. antioch to san jose and the santa cruz mountains. and the showers will become a lot lighter. and clearing you out for the second half of the day on wednesday. but today, because we're still on the warm side of that system and it's taken its time, we're going to hit 59 inland. 63, stick around. i'll time out the storm system to your doorstep with my future cast coming up. i've got the seven-day outlook. you might be thinking about the weekend right about now. you have to work for it, though. >> you can think about the weekend while you're waiting at the bay bridge. it's starting to build here. fast track, no time for daydreaming. don't daydream on the roads anyway. we're looking at the maps. the map, we see a maze with a flow of traffic. oakland, it slows a bit at 980 to 8
we'll be able to make up some of the average, but running a deficit into april. we're not doing that bad. it could be worse, as you know. we stop the clock for you at 2:00 p.m. santa rosa to novato. a stray shower, not expecting much until the evening commute home. we stop the clock at 5:00 p.m. antioch to san jose and the santa cruz mountains. and the showers will become a lot lighter. and clearing you out for the second half of the day on wednesday. but today, because we're still on the warm...
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>> they want to use medicare and medicaid and social security to reduce the deficit? >> they want entitlement reform. this would be in exchange for the deficit reduction. >> you realize how harmful this would be. f we are to have [indiscernible] in order to sustain social security for a long period of time, recognizing the demographic shift that is happening. if we are going to strengthen medicare as we did with our bill, use the savings to put back in for more benefits and right here and now for our seniors, then that is what we should do on its own table. it should not be anything related to balancing the budget for the republicans said they can continue to give tax breaks to their special interest friends at the expense of america's seniors and people who are dependent on medicare, medicaid, and social security. nobody cares more about the sustainability of those initiatives than the democrats. intellectual property of the democrats to begin with. they have been sustained by democrats over the years. we need them to be strong, but we need to have that discussion se
>> they want to use medicare and medicaid and social security to reduce the deficit? >> they want entitlement reform. this would be in exchange for the deficit reduction. >> you realize how harmful this would be. f we are to have [indiscernible] in order to sustain social security for a long period of time, recognizing the demographic shift that is happening. if we are going to strengthen medicare as we did with our bill, use the savings to put back in for more benefits and...
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so we're right there in a balanced approach for deficit reduction. where the republicans, it was the same thing that romney ryan were proposing before. talk about lessons learned. they may have learned some lessons on immigration reform. they're totally stuck in their own mud when it comes to the budget. >> on the sequester, it seems that for all intents and purposes that will continue to be the law of the land. we're going to pass a government funding bill out of congress. hopefully by the end of this week to avert a government shutdown on march 27th. you mentioned on the conference call two days ago that there really, or yesterday, rather, there's probably no, there's nothing to avert the sequester or replace it, unless there's a large-scale agreement put in place by perhaps the president and speaker boehner by august. is that the truth? should americans really feel that the sequester is here to stay? at least through the rest of this fiscal year? >> well, yeah, there two questions there. unfortunately, it looks like it's here to stay, at least for
so we're right there in a balanced approach for deficit reduction. where the republicans, it was the same thing that romney ryan were proposing before. talk about lessons learned. they may have learned some lessons on immigration reform. they're totally stuck in their own mud when it comes to the budget. >> on the sequester, it seems that for all intents and purposes that will continue to be the law of the land. we're going to pass a government funding bill out of congress. hopefully by...
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the district plans to close more than 50 elementary schools, trim $400 million budget deficit believed to be the largest ever in one place at one time in the country. the head of the chicago public schools says that the district must consolidate to get students into higher-performing schools. >> if your cup of coffee is not doing the job, now you have a way to get a super pick me up. a company is coming out with a product that contains twice the caffeine you find in a normal cup. the makers say that a blended bean from indonesia, ethiopia, and south america to brew their neck snapping cup of joe. those are their words, and it is selling on amazon for $20 a bag. "good morning america" will have more on "death wish" at 7:00. that is the name of the coffee. >> okay, is your insurance paid up? >> drink this, sign this. >> okay, we will check with meteorologist, mike nicco, and the bay area forecast. >> temperatures will rebound and we will climb if tomorrow and through the weekend we have a lot of spring warmth. it looks like we are going to have a lot pollen out this, also the rain we had
the district plans to close more than 50 elementary schools, trim $400 million budget deficit believed to be the largest ever in one place at one time in the country. the head of the chicago public schools says that the district must consolidate to get students into higher-performing schools. >> if your cup of coffee is not doing the job, now you have a way to get a super pick me up. a company is coming out with a product that contains twice the caffeine you find in a normal cup. the...
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you want to call it, and $100 billion in stimulus spending in a budget you're trying to reduce the deficit. bill: i look forward to your show. >> exclusion sieve interview with rand paul irths he is living a quiet life these days. >> that's right. he is very much on the back burner. bill: thank you, chris. see you sunday morning. check out rand paul on sunday. heather. heather: the senate is expected to pick up the debate on the budget proposal from senator patty murray this week. it is due april 1st. it is almost four years, 1423 days, to be exact in case you're counting, since the senate last passed a budget resolution. that wasn't even a real budget. just a guideline. bill: you wonder, the point chris is making about senator corker, he says if the president goes out and sells it and give democrats cover when it comes to the enlightment idea perhaps he brings the two sides together. but as they stand right now they are miles apart. heather: miles apart. bill: three years since the president's controversial health care law was signed into law. and remember this. >> we have to pass the bil
you want to call it, and $100 billion in stimulus spending in a budget you're trying to reduce the deficit. bill: i look forward to your show. >> exclusion sieve interview with rand paul irths he is living a quiet life these days. >> that's right. he is very much on the back burner. bill: thank you, chris. see you sunday morning. check out rand paul on sunday. heather. heather: the senate is expected to pick up the debate on the budget proposal from senator patty murray this week....
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the long-term budget deficit and the house is poised to take up congressman paul ryan's budget tomorrow. joining me right now republican congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee. i want to start by showing everybody the new poll numbers. both sides have taken a hit when it comes to the budget hit. 67% disapprove of the way the president has dealt with the budget. 79% disapprove of the republicans on this. people at home think it's just absolutely ridiculous. will those numbers push both sides to find a compromise before it's too late, before the numbers continue to go down any further? >> you. thomas, i think you're right. they do want to see a resolution to this and what they're wanting to see a resolution to first is the out of control spending. get this out of control spending under control. and that's what we hear from both sides of the aisle, from our constituents, regardless of whether they're democrat, independent, republican, libertarian, you name it. they say, washington spends too much. you don't have a revenue problem. you have a spending problem. get it all under control.
the long-term budget deficit and the house is poised to take up congressman paul ryan's budget tomorrow. joining me right now republican congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee. i want to start by showing everybody the new poll numbers. both sides have taken a hit when it comes to the budget hit. 67% disapprove of the way the president has dealt with the budget. 79% disapprove of the republicans on this. people at home think it's just absolutely ridiculous. will those numbers push both...
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it's designed to cut costs as the school system faces a reported $1 billion deficit. ward constituents have been calling all day. >> some cases we're happy, some not so happy. >> reporter: on the plus side, the savings will allow major investments in surviving schools including adding 70 libraries, science labs and even air-conditioning. for many it's not what's gained but what's lost and where. neighborhood schools in some of chicago's poorest communities. school officials say it was based on low enrollments, but others say race played a role. an alderman told the "chicago tribune," every time the whites get to scheming and hollering, they back off and steam roll. not this time. she's
it's designed to cut costs as the school system faces a reported $1 billion deficit. ward constituents have been calling all day. >> some cases we're happy, some not so happy. >> reporter: on the plus side, the savings will allow major investments in surviving schools including adding 70 libraries, science labs and even air-conditioning. for many it's not what's gained but what's lost and where. neighborhood schools in some of chicago's poorest communities. school officials say it...
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is reducing the federal deficit a worthy goal in and of itself? and 85% say yes. 11% say no. it's not just john boehner who said it's not an immediate problem. paul ryan, the face of fiscal responsibility himself this past weekend on one of the sunday shows said not an immediate problem. so americans have gotten the message that it is a problem and that we should be tackling it right now, even though our lawmakers feel it can be down the road a year, five years, whatever we tackle it. >> brian: our next guest has nothing to at to this subject. so i'll move on. >> steve: he does. he's going to -- >> brian: he's coming out of his chair. solar companies were supposed to boost our economy. now evidence they might be tanking our economy. you remember solyndra that cost american taxpayers more than $500 million. turns out it may have a successor. >> steve: months after opening, the oregon based solar panel company, solo power, is facing layoffs, putting 250 million of our taxpayer dollars in jeopardy. apparently stuart varney, we learned nothing from solyndra. >> no, we have learne
is reducing the federal deficit a worthy goal in and of itself? and 85% say yes. 11% say no. it's not just john boehner who said it's not an immediate problem. paul ryan, the face of fiscal responsibility himself this past weekend on one of the sunday shows said not an immediate problem. so americans have gotten the message that it is a problem and that we should be tackling it right now, even though our lawmakers feel it can be down the road a year, five years, whatever we tackle it. >>...
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during the last 40 years there have been only four budgets without deficits. the last three clinton budgets and the one that george bush inherited from bill clinton. in each case taxes as a percentage of the total economy were over 20%. in this republican fantasy land budgets are balanced with revenues at 19% of the economy, yet meeting the needs of 78 million more seniors and a infrastructure deficit that is growing as america is falling apart. clearly this is not remotely possible if we are going to enjoy anything like our current quality of life. there is a real world intersection of budget saving opportunities with potential areas of agreement. health care reform is one. but not just by shifting the burden to seniors and disabled as the republicans propose in their fantasy budget. my home state of oregon is the middle of an exciting demonstration of how to squeeze out the waste we all know is there and realign incentives. instead of the empty ritual of pretending to repeal obamacare, let's work together to accelerate reform for all americans. if the oregon
during the last 40 years there have been only four budgets without deficits. the last three clinton budgets and the one that george bush inherited from bill clinton. in each case taxes as a percentage of the total economy were over 20%. in this republican fantasy land budgets are balanced with revenues at 19% of the economy, yet meeting the needs of 78 million more seniors and a infrastructure deficit that is growing as america is falling apart. clearly this is not remotely possible if we are...
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>> the question is, dan, are we in a situation where we have to deal with deficit reduction tomorrow or whether we can deal with it on a basis of we can get there as we deal with stimulating the economy and bringing revenue back into the economy and deal with deficit rededuction at the same time. the aus ter citerity. >> it's for the austerity. >> if you do not get ahead of this problem, this entitlement crisis, this brewing entitlement crisis, we have time. we have time to get ahead of it now. if you look what happened in europe awe -- asaying your benefits are being cut tomorrow. >> but you've got to -- >> let me finish the point! not five or ten years from now, next month, your benefit is get slashed. if you do not get ahead of this that is what awe sistusterity l like now. >> i think what is he saying, though, if you stimulate the economy and provide jobs and infrastructure it will put resources into the system because you will be creating taxpayers and you'll be making it more solvent to deal with these problems. i think that is where the disagreement is. >> i had a really incit
>> the question is, dan, are we in a situation where we have to deal with deficit reduction tomorrow or whether we can deal with it on a basis of we can get there as we deal with stimulating the economy and bringing revenue back into the economy and deal with deficit rededuction at the same time. the aus ter citerity. >> it's for the austerity. >> if you do not get ahead of this problem, this entitlement crisis, this brewing entitlement crisis, we have time. we have time to...
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the average american wakes up in the morning, you tell me how he feels or she feels that deficit with the daily impact. you kind of hurt that a little bit and what the president living in that abc news interview as well. is that a new track for the democrats. >> first, they went too far with the fears of armageddon. the democrats overplayed their hand. on the other hand, it is the case that the ordinary american is in having a better life in their parents. they are worried about reform plans. they are uncertain and they are nervous. dagen: $17 trillion debt, the average american is not having the impact on the lives. >> i am disagreeing. the democrats overplayed their hand with fear. we have tepid economic growth. we are not seeing the revitalization of the economy on main street. connell: regular people -- >> so-called great rotation into stocks from bonds has not really happened to the degree people expected. a lot of ordinary people who were heavily invested in mutual funds have not come back. connell: doug, thank you. dagen: watch out for rising interest rates. that will be pain t
the average american wakes up in the morning, you tell me how he feels or she feels that deficit with the daily impact. you kind of hurt that a little bit and what the president living in that abc news interview as well. is that a new track for the democrats. >> first, they went too far with the fears of armageddon. the democrats overplayed their hand. on the other hand, it is the case that the ordinary american is in having a better life in their parents. they are worried about reform...
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on the screen, $100 million general fund deficit by june of 2013. $14 billion in long-term liabilities, matt, you were referring to this, average unemployment rate of 18% over the past year. i mean, there's nothing good here. >> i mean, honestly, i hate to say this, but there's a point where you just bulldoze detroit. what can you do? you can't get people to move there, you can't get companies to work there. how about this stat? in detroit 400 liquor stores, zero chain supermarkets. bill: is that a fact? >> zero chain supermarkets in detroit. but 400 liquor stores. how do you get a company to come in there? >> and one of four houses have foreclosure filings. bill: both of you have reflected over time time now about the dysfunction in the government. >> yeah. bull bill so is the only way out for republican governor rick snyder to appoint a guy to say this is what i'm going to cut out, and this is how i'm going to get your house in order? is that the only -- >> >> that's where they're at right now. if not, they go to bankruptcy, and you will see all of your contracts cuts if you do not p
on the screen, $100 million general fund deficit by june of 2013. $14 billion in long-term liabilities, matt, you were referring to this, average unemployment rate of 18% over the past year. i mean, there's nothing good here. >> i mean, honestly, i hate to say this, but there's a point where you just bulldoze detroit. what can you do? you can't get people to move there, you can't get companies to work there. how about this stat? in detroit 400 liquor stores, zero chain supermarkets. bill:...
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the budgetthing is deficit. i'm calling from manhattan, kansas. we keep borrowing money, spending and spending. what is going to happen when china says we have done enough, your credit limit has been -- host: i think we lost adam. calls.ou for all of your one more look to explain why this is an empty chamber. this is from christie knapp. that is what you are seeing. live continuous coverage of the senate and those votes should get underway shortly. earlier on the senate floor, joe donnelly of indiana spoke in washington about the federal jobs training programs and job skills. >> good morning. i'm bud cramer. welcome you to our event. we're pleased this morning to have three prominent panelists with us, and we will have remarks by the panelists and answers froms and the audience. senators bring together from individuals from washington representing folks from all around the country. we have trade associations, unions, academic experts, and we want to promote good thoughtful discussion across the aisle. we are solutions oriented. we want something t
the budgetthing is deficit. i'm calling from manhattan, kansas. we keep borrowing money, spending and spending. what is going to happen when china says we have done enough, your credit limit has been -- host: i think we lost adam. calls.ou for all of your one more look to explain why this is an empty chamber. this is from christie knapp. that is what you are seeing. live continuous coverage of the senate and those votes should get underway shortly. earlier on the senate floor, joe donnelly of...
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he may now must solve the long-term debt and recovered the budget deficit. detroit is the largest u.s. city ever put under state control. those are your headlines. i am lauren reed. back to connell. connell: a move lower in stocks. we have noticed some of the french banks. they are all down. dagen: a snowstorm that dumped as much as 2 feet in the northwest. connell: i would rather be over in cyprus. >> good morning. we are tracking it again. parts of illinois being hit with as much as 15 inches of snow. it is as far west as parts of indiana. the highest snowfall totals should be a foot of snow. we do have winter storm warnings in effect. it is because of the wind and snowfall amounts. we actually have been seeing some delays. they are about an hour or so. you could see four-6 inches of snow out here. the central appellations and most of these warnings should expire by tomorrow. that is what we think the storm system will pull out of the northeast leaving behind some quieter conditions. connell: that sounds, well, all right. dagen: tom kloza is coming up with
he may now must solve the long-term debt and recovered the budget deficit. detroit is the largest u.s. city ever put under state control. those are your headlines. i am lauren reed. back to connell. connell: a move lower in stocks. we have noticed some of the french banks. they are all down. dagen: a snowstorm that dumped as much as 2 feet in the northwest. connell: i would rather be over in cyprus. >> good morning. we are tracking it again. parts of illinois being hit with as much as 15...
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kansas state could no overcome an 18 point halftime deficit. show of hands. how many brackets are ruined in here this morning. yeah. a lot of people. ali? jesse? >> all right. clayton. if you are looking to do a little home improvement. you want to spend your money on products that work. luckily for us. already done the testing. lifestyle expert has some household musts and must not. >> alisyn: right. >> megyn's must have. tell us what you need. >> start talking. >> alisyn: with the upholstery tag. >> freshen up your decor organize and pay attention to the gashed. here is what i want you to invest in and what i don't want to you invest in. these are upholstery tacks. a little spike on the end. go around your house. i bet you have a piece of furniture that look as little trap. guess what, all do you is pop these babies in right along the seam. >> you don't need any equipment? >> i'm putting these in with my hands. this is a piece of foam furniture. add a little piece of glue to secure it into the foam. if you can put a push pin. if it's a wood piece of furnitu
kansas state could no overcome an 18 point halftime deficit. show of hands. how many brackets are ruined in here this morning. yeah. a lot of people. ali? jesse? >> all right. clayton. if you are looking to do a little home improvement. you want to spend your money on products that work. luckily for us. already done the testing. lifestyle expert has some household musts and must not. >> alisyn: right. >> megyn's must have. tell us what you need. >> start talking....